Tagged Wendy Padbury

The Aussies know how to show love. Following hot on the heels of the Lords of Time event last April is this December’s Lords of Time 2 event, again celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who! Strong. Work. And among an already impressive guest list there’ll be a special pairing in Australia this Winter (…or, um,…

The Apocalypse Mirror doesn’t have any ‘high selling points’ to attract attention to its release. There’s no return of an unused companion, no reveal of a long defeated enemy and no surprise appearance of a celebrity guest star. But The Apocalypse Mirror doesn’t need these elements to bring it success; all it needs to say…

Broadly speaking, there are two types of Doctor Who book. The first of course is the fictional variety, the novels, make your own adventures and low-cost reads to get people interested in books for an easily affordable price. This type also includes comic strips and the bulk of the annuals and yearbooks. A second type…

Celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who with Weston-super-Mare’s Stars of Time event this weekend. The convention, which has been running on and off since 2005 but most prominently in the last three years, features more guests from the world of Who than ever before: in fact, only three guests – Chris Barrie, Caroline Munro and…

Roll up, roll up, the latest adventures of the Doctor are now available for purchase from Big Finish and in case you’ve forgotten, here are May 2013’s offerings! The Fifth Doctor trilogy continues the main range this month with The Lady of Mercia, which finds Tegan taking centre stage in an offering from the wonderful…

There’s been grumblings recently regarding the news that the televised Doctor Who episode for the 50th Anniversary in November 2013 won’t be featuring any of the past Doctors apart from David Tennant as the Tenth. But never mind, that’s where Big Finish come in, providing a multi-Doctor tale so that every incarnation gets a birthday gift. And…

Taking an in-depth look at the second incarnation of the Doctor – BBC America is taking the TARDIS back in time with Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited. Debuting on Sunday 24th February the second in eleven brand new specials celebrating each Doctor will be looking back at the mercurial performances of Patrick Troughton, and actor…